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Security Researchers Have Uncovered Two Unpatched Vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer
Nov 19, 2013Security researchers have uncovered two unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) which have been exploited by attackers in an unusual “watering hole” campaign launched from a U.S.-based website that specialises in ...
Tags: IE, zero-day, hacker, watering hole
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The Tapping of Its Systems by The NSA Is a Result of Political, and Not Technical Issues
Sep 19, 2013Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras SA), one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, has emphasised that the tapping of its systems by the US National Security Agency (NSA) is a result of political, and not technical issues. The NSA has ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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SAP Is to Circumvent Any Spying by The US NSA in Brazil
Sep 18, 2013SAP is to circumvent any spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in Brazil by building data centres in the South American country. In documents aired by Brazil's biggest television network, Globo, the NSA had a presentation dated ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Microsoft Give $100,000 Reward for Demonstrating Novel Attack Tactics Against Windows 8.1
Jun 21, 2013Microsoft took a two-year-old contest and turned it on its head to come up with a new reward program that will pay security researchers up to $100,000 for demonstrating novel attack tactics against Windows 8.1. In a broad announcement ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8.1, Bounty Program
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Microsoft Would Hack Into The Systems of Countries and Companies
Jun 14, 2013Microsoft routinely passes on details of security flaws in its own software to the National Security Agency (NSA) before it has produced and issued patches to users of its software around the world. The news partly confirms widely held ...
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Google Wants Vendors to Fix or Offer Mitigation Advice for Previously Unknown
May 30, 2013IDG News Service - Google wants vendors to fix or offer mitigation advice for previously unknown and actively exploited software vulnerabilities within seven days of their discovery. "After 7 days have elapsed without a patch or advisory, ...
Tags: Google, Software Vendor
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Java Were Likely Launched by The Same Attackers That Previously Targeted Security Firm Bit
Mar 6, 2013The attacks discovered last week that exploited a previously unknown Java vulnerability were likely launched by the same attackers that previously targeted security firm Bit9 and its customers, according to researchers from antivirus vendor ...
Tags: Java, Bit9, technology
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Researchers Have Found and Analyzed a Version of The Stuxnet Cybersabotage Malware
Mar 1, 2013Researchers from security firm Symantec have found and analyzed a version of the Stuxnet cybersabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions by at least two years and used a different method of disrupting uranium enrichment ...
Tags: Symantec, Stuxnet cybersabotage malware, disrupting uranium enrichment
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Oracle Releases New Java Security Updates and Accelerates The Release of Java Patches
Feb 22, 2013Oracle released new Java security updates on Tuesday and announced plans to accelerate the release of future Java patches following recent attacks that have infected computers with malware by exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Java ...
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Adobe Would Release an Emergency Patch for Two Reader Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Feb 20, 2013Adobe on Saturday said it would release an emergency patch for two Reader zero-day vulnerabilities this week. Hackers have already been exploiting the bugs using rigged PDF documents sent as email attachments. "Adobe plans to make ...
Tags: Adobe, Windows, viewing software
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Adobe Last Week Announced It Would Add a New Security Feature to Flash Player
Feb 18, 2013Adobe last week announced it would add a new security feature to Flash Player in an attempt to block some of the exploits hackers are hiding inside older Microsoft Office documents. The new feature -- a pop-up warning -- will be triggered ...
Tags: Adobe, security feature, Flash Player
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Adobe on Thursday Updated Flash Player to Patch a Pair of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Feb 18, 2013Adobe on Thursday updated Flash Player to patch a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers were already using to hijack Windows PCs and Macs. The out-of-band, or emergency, update was Flash's first of the year and the first since ...
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Adobe Has Released an Emergency Patch to Fix at Least Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2013Adobe has released an emergency patch to fix at least two zero-day vulnerabilities being used to install malware in its Flash Player software that could allow attackers to control affected systems. Hackers had exploited security loopholes ...
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Adobe Updated Flash Player on Thursday to Patch a Pair of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Feb 16, 2013Adobe updated Flash Player on Thursday in order to patch a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers have reportedly been using to hijack Windows PCs and Macs. The out-of-band, or emergency, update was Flash’s first of the year ...
Tags: Adobe, Flash Player, vulnerabilities
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Panda Cloud Antivirus, Has Received The Award for Best of 2012 Soft From PC Magazine
Jan 18, 2013Experts and readers of PC Magazine Russian Edition present awards to the best software solutions of 2012 BERLKSHIRE, ENGLAND, January 17, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Panda Security's free solution, Panda Cloud Antivirus, has received the ...